أعظَمُ الغِنى The Greatest of Riches

10ـ رسولُ اللهِ‏ِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن أرادَ أن يَكونَ أغنَى الناسِ فَلْيَكُنْ بما في يَدِ اللّه‏ِ أوثَقَ مِنهُ بما في يَدِ غَيرِهِ.

10– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He who wishes to be the richest of people should be more trusting of what is in Allah’s Hands than what is in others’ hands.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 139, no. 8]
 

11ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): اِستَغنُوا عنِ الناسِ ولو بشَوصِ السِّواكِ.

11– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Be free from need of people, even for a toothpick.’[Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 7156]
 

12ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): خَيرُ الغِنى غِنَى النفسِ.

12– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘The best of riches is richness of the soul [i.e. its being needless of everyone but Allah].’[Amali al-Saduq, p. 394, no. 1]
 

13ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَنِ استَغنى باللّه‏ِ افتَقَرَ الناسُ إلَيهِ .

13– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is needless of all but Allah is himself needed by people.’[Kashf al-Ghamma, v. 3, p. 137]
 

14ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الغِنَى الأكبَرُ اليَأسُ عَمّا في أيدِي الناسِ .

14– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest of riches is to despair of [obtaining] what other people possess.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 342]
 

15ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): إنَّ أغنَى الغِنَى العَقلُ، وأكبَرَ الفَقرِ الحُمقُ .

15– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Verily the most affluent of riches is intellect, and the worst poverty is stupidity.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 38]
 

16ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (أ) و الإمامُ الصّادقُ ’: مَن قَنِعَ بما رَزَقَهُ اللّه‏ُ فهُو مِن أغنَى الناسِ .

16– Imam al-Baqir and Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘He who is content with whatever sustenance Allah has provided him is the richest of people.’[al-Kafi, v. 2, p. 139, no. 9]
 

17ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن رُزِقَ ثلاثاً نالَ ثلاثاً وهُو الغِنَى الأكبَرُ: القَناعَةُ بما اُعطِيَ، واليَأسُ مِمّا في أيدِي الناسِ، وتَركُ الفُضولِ .

17– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘Whoever has been granted three things, receives three other things in addition, and this is the greatest wealth: contentment with what one has been given, despair of other people’s possessions, and abandonment of all that is superfluous.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 318]